Colonia del Sacramento... where the Sprackman- Bailey day trippers brave the River Plate and cross into Uruguay (to constant Homer Simpson style sniggering). An interesting day, though perhaps eleven hours is slightly too long to spend in so small a place. We started with a walking tour from a very enthusiastic Uruguayan (sp?) lady who explained...

A nice place to visit for a day or two. Right across from Buenas Aires. There is daily ferry every other hour from and to Buenas Aires. If you happen to be in BA, just drop by.

As we had some days to spare and Uruguay was within spitting distance of Buenos Aires we decided to kill a few days in yet another country.  We caught the fast boat from Buenos Aires as you know I do not like boats god bless stugeron which made me drosy enough to sleep the whole way there while Sarah braved brekkie and watched the lovely br...

Well we finally made it to Uruguay by ferry. Long threatening comes at last. We arrived in Colonia on Wednesday afternoon (12th). After checking into a hostel we immediately had a look around the old part of the town. The partially reconstructed town walls, the drawbridge, a canon and lots of old buildings. Although we had bad weather for our vi...

We set off to the boat terminal in Buenos Aires and everything was going smoothly until we had to  pass through Uruguayan immigration and the official seemed to take a dislike to our passports. He took off with Tim's passport shaking his head and muttering. We watched from a distance as he and a colleague flicked through the pages. There wa...

Upon arrival to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay (after an hour long ferry ride across the Rio del Plata from Buenos Aires), I finally saw some sun for the first time yet on this trip! That is reason enough to celebrate. Colonia was a wonderful respite from the chaos of Buenos Aires ... a tiny, old, well-preserved colonial town (thus the name), m...

One of the best ideas we've had was to flee Buenos Aires to Uruguay to avoid dying of alcohol poisoning. First we had to book tickets for the River V Boca game. This involved the most terrifying of cab journeys to the River Plate stadium. Argies overtake on both sides, have no common sense and some roads have eight lanes in each direction. It wa...

When I arrived in Montevideo, I just didn't feel like being in yet another big city - in a bus station on the outskirts of town, trying to figure out how to get into the city, bla bla bla. So since I had such a decent sleep on the night bus, I decided to get on another bus for a three-hour ride to the place that I really wanted to visit: Colonia...

Saida de Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguai travesia para Buenos Aires

Off early; met guide. Into van and off to Colonia del Sacramento. Stopped for a coffee first. Next, we stopped at a small, "artisan" winery to view the process, taste their product. I was not wild about any of the wines, but we bought one we liked best. Really enjoyed Colonia del Sacramento, a protected UNESCO site. Architecture is quite interes...